U.S. patent number 3,959,535 [Application Number 05/458,063] was granted by the patent office on 1976-05-25 for three-dimensional stitchery ornaments.
Invention is credited to Alice Stewart.
United States Patent |
3,959,535 |
Stewart |
May 25, 1976 |
Three-dimensional stitchery ornaments
Abstract
Three-dimensional stitchery creations are formed according to
predetermined stitchery methods on apparatus compromising a base
member having dimensions of height, width and length according to
the three-dimensions of the stitchery creations formed thereon. The
base member has a plurality of surfaces over which are distributed
a multiplicity of projections about which stitchery materials may
be looped and woven on a given surface and from one surface to
another according to the predetermined stitchery methods forming
the three-dimensional stitchery creation.
Inventors: |
Stewart; Alice (Laguna Niguel,
CA) |
Family
ID: |
27010410 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/458,063 |
Filed: |
April 5, 1974 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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383973 |
Jul 30, 1973 |
3833977 |
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209058 |
Dec 17, 1971 |
3781954 |
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Current U.S.
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428/5;
428/102 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D04B
3/00 (20130101); Y10T 428/24033 (20150115) |
Current International
Class: |
D04B
3/00 (20060101); D04D 007/04 () |
Field of
Search: |
;28/2,15,77 ;161/9,10
;428/4,5 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Rimrodt; Louis K.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Madsen; Raymond L.
Parent Case Text
This is a division of application Ser. No. 383,973 filed July 30,
1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,833,977, granted 9/10/74 and is a
division of application Ser. No. 209,058, filed Dec. 17, 1971 now
U.S. Pat. No. 3,781,954, granted 1/1/74.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A three-dimensional ornament comprising:
a plurality of sets of multiple loops of stitchery material
circularly disposed in a substantially cylindrical shape, each of
said plurality of sets having its center contained on the surface
of said substantially cylindrical shape and each of said plurality
of sets being contiguous to respective adjacent sets of multiple
loops, a portion of each of said plurality of sets being sewn to a
contiguous portion of each respective adjacent set, thereby
successively securing said plurality of sets of multiple loops
together to maintain said cylindrical shape, the ends of said
plurality of sets of multiple loops adjacent one end of said
cylindrical shape being linked with sewing material alternately
passing through each set of multiple loops in succession, said
sewing material being drawn up tight to link said ends of said
plurality of sets of multiple loops to form a base for the
ornament.
2. The article described in claim 1 wherein another portion of each
of said plurality of sets of multiple loops of stitchery material
is sewn to a contiguous portion of each respective adjacent set,
thereby further successively securing said plurality of sets of
multiple loops to maintain said cylindrical shape.
3. The article described in claim 2 further including stitchery
material passing through the sewn contiguous portions joining
adjacent sets of multiple loops and extending to the outermost end
portions of a first set of said adjacent sets of elongated multiple
loops, at least one set of elongated multiple loops being
successively overlapped with said first set of elongated multiple
loops to form a group of overlapping sets, said stitchery material
passing around the outermost end portions of said group of
overlapping sets to secure said group of overlapping sets together,
said stitchery material passing through the sewn contiguous portion
joining the next adjacent set of multiple loops to the last set of
the group of successively overlapped sets of multiple loops and
extending to the outermost end portions of the next adjacent set of
multiple loops, the remaining sets of multiple loops being
similarly overlapped and linked in like manner with said stitchery
material to create a stitchery ornament having a multiplicity of
groups of overlapping multiple loops.
Description
The present invention relates to ornamental objects, apparatus and
methods for making the same and more particularly to
three-dimensional stitchery articles, loom apparatus and stitchery
methods for making three-dimensional stitchery articles.
In the field of ornamental stitchery, it has been the general
practice to employ single-sided stitchery looms having a plurality
of standing projections on the single side about which stitchery
materials were loomed and woven for the purpose of creating a
substantially and essentially flat stitchery ornament. Although
such devices have served the purpose, they have not proved entirely
satisfactory under all conditions of service for the reasons that
considerable difficulty has been experienced in giving the
stitchery ornament created thereon the three-dimensional appearance
required for certain artistic creations such as stitchery flowers,
ribbons, bows, and other articles of similar three-dimensional
characteristics.
A typical prior art device is that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.
3,044,670 issued to J. W. Barefoot, wherein a loom is described
upon which ornamental objects are created from a web of ribbon-like
material. The loom takes the appearance of a plurality of
upstanding pegs arranged in a predetermined pattern and adapted to
have loops of the web of ribbon-like material formed thereabout
with the running length thereof converging toward the central
portion of the pattern and a fastening element centrally disposed
in the pattern for securing the running length of the loops
together to form the ornamental object. The working surface of the
loom comprises a flat circular surface having holes located therein
to receive the arrangement of upstanding pegs.
Another prior art device is disclosed by A. L. Hansen in U.S. Pat.
No. 1,872,281 wherein a ring-shaped loom frame is described having
prongs spaced around the edge thereof, the frame being held by the
user in one hand, and yarn or other suitable corded or narrow woven
material is worked back and forth and around each prong with the
other hand, the result being a plurality of loops radiating from
the center of the ring and simulating the petals of a conventional
flower design, the center of which is worked by needle into a
knot.
Still another prior art device is illustrated by U.S. Pat. No.
2,360,416, issued to G. H. Gray, wherein is disclosed a circular
loom or other shaped frame provided with projections on one face in
the form of pegs, needles, tacks, pins and so forth, and having an
opening in the frame across which yarns can be looped from
projection to projection.
J. W. Thomas discloses yet another prior art device in U.S. Pat.
No. 2,433,307, which is an adjustable handweaving frame made up of
a plurality of removably connected frame sections, so constructed
that the sections may be arranged to form numerous desirable shapes
or designs of various sizes, pins or projections about which the
yarns or materials are woven are fixed to one side of the loom
permitting only two-dimensional ornamental articles to be formed
thereon.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,530,558, issued to J. E. Glick, discloses a further
prior art device in the form of a weaving template receptacle
having provisions for arranging a plurality of pegs in a desired
pattern for weaving artistic objects using yarn or similar material
to be looped around the pegs. The pegs are removable for the
purposes of arranging the desired pattern for weaving and a storage
compartment is provided for the unused pegs. The pegs are mounted
on one flat surface and therefore permit only the formation of a
two-dimensional ornament.
A lacework holder prior art device is described by Koppo Saito in
U.S. Pat. No. 2,750,651, which takes the form of a specially
constructed pin cushion into which ordinary straight pins are
placed as projections about which yarns or threads may be looped in
the process of creating lacework. Although the exterior surface of
the pin cushion is curved and the pin cushion itself has dimensions
of thickness, the holder was not used to create three-dimensional
articles.
Anthony J. Ciroli discloses still a further prior art device in
U.S. Pat. No. 2,799,956 a yarn design forming tool to provide a
woven design having a plurality of loops arranged about an open
center according to a predetermined plan. The forming tool has a
plurality of anchoring fingers about which the thread or yarns are
looped. The number in height or the spacing of the post can be
arranged to accomplish different designs. Since all the projections
are located on one side, it is impossible to create
three-dimensional ornaments thereon.
In U.S. Pat. No. 2,825,169, Anthony J. Ciroli discloses yet a
further prior art device in the form of an article made on a loom
device described as a jewel-studded open center rosette. Although
the rosette is comprised of overlapping loops of weaving or
stitchery material, it is substantially flat and is not
three-dimensional in characteristic.
Those concerned with the creation of stitchery ornaments have long
recognized the need for ornaments having three-dimensional
qualities. The present invention fulfills this need.
One of the most critical problems confronting creators of stitchery
ornaments has been finding apparatus and methods for creating
three-dimensional stitchery ornaments, which is overcome by the
present invention.
The general purpose of this invention is to provide
three-dimensional stitchery ornaments and apparatus and methods for
making the same which embrace all the advantages of similar
stitchery articles and apparatus and methods for making the same
and possesses none of the aforedescribed disadvantages limiting the
ornaments made to substantially two-dimensions. To obtain this, the
present invention contemplates a unique stitchery loom arrangement
providing a plurality of surfaces and projections thereon whereby
three-dimensional ornaments may be created by looping and weaving
stitchery material from one surface to another.
An object of the present invention is the provision of a
three-dimensional stitchery ornament.
Another object is to provide three-dimensional stitchery flowers,
having life-like dimensional realism.
A further object of the invention is the provision of apparatus for
forming three-dimensional stitchery ornaments.
Still another object is to provide a loom device for holding and
supporting three-dimensional stitchery ornaments formed
thereon.
Yet another object of the present invention is the provision of a
stitchery loom upon which stitchery materials may be looped and
woven into three-dimensional stitchery ornaments and flowers.
A still further object is the provision of methods for making
three-dimensional stitchery ornaments.
Yet still a further object is to provide methods for weaving and
looping stitchery materials into three-dimensional stitchery
ornaments.
Still another further object is to provide stitchery methods for
creating and forming three-dimensional stitchery flowers.
Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this
invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better
understood by reference to the following detailed description when
considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in which
like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the figures
thereof and wherein:
FIGS. 1(a) through FIG. 1(f) illustrate pictorial views of
preferred structural embodiments of the invention;
FIGS. 2(a) through FIG. 2(c) show a plan view of a preferred
embodiment of the invention;
FIGS. 3(a) through FIG. 3(c) show another plan view of an
embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the invention shown in
FIG. 2(b) with stitchery material looped and woven thereon to
illustrate the method of forming double stitchery loops from one
working surface to another;
FIG. 5 illustrates a section of the invention shown in FIG. 2(a)
having double loops of stitchery material formed thereon with a
chain lock stitch going from loop to loop, binding adjacent double
loops together;
FIG. 6 illustrates a section of the invention shown in FIG. 2(a)
having double loops thereon linked by a drawstring of stitchery
material;
FIG. 7 illustrates the method of overlapping adjacent double loops
and fastening them together with a chain lock stitch; and
FIG. 8 shows the stitchery ornament of FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 removed
from the stitchery loom.
Turning now to FIG. 1(a), a stitchery loom is illustrated having a
body member 9 in which there is an opening 11 from one working
surface to another and a cutout 13. Pegs 15 are mounted upon the
working surfaces for the purposes of holding and looping stitchery
material.
FIG. 1(b) shows a loom structure having an annular shape,
comprising two body members 19 and 17 which may be separate or
integrally joined, each body member having a working surface
thereon upon which pegs 15 are mounted for looping and weaving
stitchery material. A circular opening 21 connects the working
surface of body member 17 with the working surface of body member
19.
FIG. 1(c) illustrates a stitchery loom having flat body members 23,
25, and 27 joined at their edges in a triangular structure, each
body member having appropriate openings and cut-outs therein
through which stitchery materials may be looped and woven about
pegs 15 mounted on the working surface of each body member.
FIG. 1(d) shows a structure similar to that illustrated in FIG.
1(b) comprising two annular disk body members 29 and 31
interconnected by means of rods 33. Opening 35 in body member 29
and opening 37 in body member 31 permit stitchery material to be
directed from pegs 15 mounted on the working surface of body member
29 to pegs 15 mounted on the working surface of body member 31.
FIG. 1(e) illustrates one extreme of the loom structure
contemplated within the scope of this invention, showing annular
disk body member 29 with opening 35 centrally located therein and
pegs 15 mounted on the opposite surfaces thereof.
FIG. 1(f) illustrates a loom formed by joining two rectangular
planar bodies 32 and 34 at one edge into a "V" shaped structure.
Pegs 15 are mounted on the surface formed at the juncture of planar
bodies 32 and 34 which is the apex of the "V" and on the outer
surfaces of planar bodies 32 and 34 adjacent to the edges parallel
to the juncture.
In FIG. 2, a plan view of the structure illustrated in FIG. 1(b) is
shown with FIG. 2(a) showing a top view of body member 19 with
opening 21 therein and pegs 15 circularly mounted thereon. FIG.
2(b) shows a side view of body members 19 and 17 connected together
or integrally joined and shows pegs 15 mounted on the respective
working surfaces thereof. FIG. 2(c) shows a bottom view of smaller
body member 17, overlapping body member 19 with opening 21
connecting the respective working surfaces and pegs 15 circularly
mounted on the working surfaces of body member 17. The spaces
between pegs are numbered to aid in describing the methods of
making stitchery ornaments.
FIG. 3 illustrates a plan view of the loom structure shown
pictorially in FIG. 1(e). FIG. 3(a) shows the top view body member
29 with opening 35 centrally located therein and with two
concentric rings of pegs 15 located adjacent the edges of the
annular body member. There are twelve pegs and twelve spaces
therebetween illustrated in each concentric ring. FIG. 3(b)
illustrates a side view of body member 29, the pegs mounted on
opposite surfaces thereof. FIG. 3(c) shows a bottom view of body
member 29 with one concentric ring of twelve pegs 15 mounted
adjacent to the edge of opening 35.
FIG. 4 shows a cross section view of the loom structure of FIGS. 2
and 1(b) wherein stitchery material 39 passes through opening 21
and is looped about Peg 20 attached to body member 17, the loop
being designated as loop 41. The stitchery material then passes
through opening 21 and is looped about Peg 18 mounted on body
member 19 to form loop 43. The material again passes through
opening 21 and engages peg 20 with loop 45 and returns again
through opening 21 to engage Peg 18 with loop 47, the running end
49 being free to continue on to the next set of adjacent pegs in a
similar manner.
FIG. 5 shows overlapping loops 51 and 53 formed about peg 22 and
overlapping loops 55 and 57 formed about Peg 24 on the working
surface of body member 19. Stitchery material 59 passes over
contiguous portions of overlapping loops 51, 53 and 55, 57 to form
loop 65 after which the stitchery material passes under the
contiguous portions of loops 51, 53 and 55, 57 and back through
loop 65 to form a lock stitch. The running end portion 67 of the
stitchery material is directed on to the next set of adjacent loops
and the lock stitch is repeated.
FIG. 6 illustrates adjacent double loops 69, 71 and 73 with
stitchery material 75 passing through and linking each of the
double loops.
FIG. 7 illustrates the lock stitch of FIG. 5 showing contiguous
portions of adjacent double loops in combination with a further
lock stitch which joins the outermost portions of overlapping loops
51, 53, and 55, 57. Stitchery material 77 passes through the loop
at lock stitch 78 and between overlapping loops 51, 53 and 55, 57
at their outermost end portions and then wrapped around loops 51,
53 and 55, 57 to form a first loop 79. The stitchery material is
then passed under loop 79 to form a lock stitch. The stitchery
material is then passed through a loop 65 of the next locking
stitch joining the contiguous sides of the double loops as
illustrated in FIG. 5 and then on to link and attach outermost end
portions of the next set of overlapping loops.
FIG. 8 shows the three-dimensional ornament created by the repeated
assembly of the overlapping loops illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
Overlapping loops 51 and 53 are joined to overlapping loops 55 and
57 by stitchery material 59 passing over contiguous portions of
overlapping loops 51, 53 and 55, 57, to form loop 65 after which
the stitchery material passes under the contiguous portions of
loops 51, 53 and 55, 57, and back through loop 65 to form a lock
stitch. The stitchery ornament thus formed is a substantially
cylindrical shape having two open ends, one end of which is closed
by stitchery material 75 of FIG. 6 being pulled tightly bringing
together all the ends of the loops including adjacent double loops
69, 71 and 73.
The operation of the stitchery loom invention can best be described
by reference to FIG. 1. All of the structures illustrated therein
are characterized by having a multiplicity of working surfaces on
which there are located protrusions for looping and holding
stitchery materials. Further, the structures have openings and
cut-outs whereby stitchery materials may be directed from one
working surface to another. Through predetermined stitchery methods
and techniques it is possible to utilize the structures as shown in
FIG. 1 to form stitchery ornaments having dimensions of height,
width and length. As a result, the stitchery ornaments and articles
are three-dimensional, whereas heretofore such stitchery ornaments
and articles were limited to substantially a two-dimensional or
planar configuration.
Turning to FIG. 1(a), it can be seen that there are two working
surfaces on the body member 9 and that protrusions or pegs 15
thereon can hold and support stitchery materials which may be
directed through opening 11 and through cut-out 13 from one working
surface to the other. Since the working surfaces are separated by
the thickness of the body member 9, the stitchery ornament formed
thereon will not only have the two dimensions of a working surface
but also will have the dimension of thickness created by the
stitchery material being woven from one working surface to the
other. It should be noted that the working surfaces are not
necessarily parallel to one another but may be tilted or angled
with respect to one another as illustrated in FIG. 1(a). It should
also be noted that many shapes and forms are anticipated for such a
loom structure and are not limited to those structures illustrated
in FIG. 1. The loom structures may be made from many materials such
as metal, wood, plastic, and other such materials of similar nature
and characteristics.
Turning now to FIG. 1(b), annular working surfaces on body members
17 and 19 contain protrusions 15 about which stitchery material may
be looped and woven. The annular working surfaces are shown
parallel but again are not restricted to such a relative position.
Opening 21 between the annular working surfaces permits stitchery
material to be woven and looped from protrusions on one working
surface to protrusions on the other working surface, thereby
achieving a third dimension to the stitchery article. It should be
clear that body member 17 and body member 19 may be separate and
removable one from the other and may have mounting surfaces which
may be joined for the purposes of making a multi-working surface
loom according to the teachings of this invention or that body
members 19 and 17 may be integrally formed into one piece, making a
unitized main body structure. A similar method of attaching body
members 17 and 19 is by engaging rubber bands between projections
on one working surface and projections on the other.
Another variation in structure is illustrated in FIG. 1(c) which
permits a stitchery ornament to be formed not only having three
dimensions, but also having many facets of ornamental appearance,
depending on the direction from which it may be viewed. This is
accomplished through the utilization of a multiplicity of working
surfaces such as provided by body members 23, 25 and 27. The
triangular formation of these inter-connected planar body members
basically forms three working surfaces upon which protrusions are
mounted to hold the stitchery materials. Stitchery material may be
then looped and woven from the working surface of body member 23
through the opening therein and through the opening in body member
25 to the working surface thereon. In addition, the stitchery
material may be woven from the working surface of body member 23
through the opening therein and through the opening (not
illustrated) in body member 27 to the working surface thereon.
Furthermore, cut-outs in the body members may be made at their
point of juncture to provide another path between one working
surface and another for further three-dimensional effects.
Consequently, a very intricate and complicated stitchery ornament
can be formed on a structure such as is illustrated in FIG.
1(c).
Other loom structures having joined planar surfaces are anticipated
to be within the scope of this invention and range from a circular
form, such as a geodesic structure, to rectangular in form such as
a box-like structure as illustrated in FIG. 1(c) and the "V"
structure of FIG. 1(f) having pegs mounted along the apex in
addition to those on the planar surfaces. The plainar body members
may be fastened by hinges one to another so that the loom structure
may be folded compactly when not in use or to create different loom
shapes for special stitchery creations. It should be noted that the
pegs may be removed for storage or may be removeably located in
holes provided therefor to accommodate new patterns of stitchery
designs.
FIG. 1(e) illustrates a loom structure wherein there is
substantially no thickness dimension. Although a stitchery ornament
held and supported thereon may not have the appearance of
three-dimensions, it is possible to locate the protrusions or pegs
15 on each of the two working surfaces to provide loops of
stitchery material thereon which cause the ornament to take on a
three-dimensional appearance when removed from the substantially
flat loom structure.
The loom structure shown in FIG. 1(d) combines two of the loom
structures illustrated in FIG. 1(e) by joining them with supporting
and separating rods 33. Consequently, stitchery material may be
looped from the working surface on base member 29 through opening
35 therein to the opening 37 in base member 31 and therethrough to
the working surface on base member 31. Consequently, substantially
the same structure is formed as far as working surfaces and
protrusions are concerned as is illustrated by the structure of
FIG. 1(b).
It should be noted that in all of the structures described in FIG.
1, a stitchery ornament may be formed which is characterized by
three-dimensions. The method of weaving and looping stitchery
materials between working surfaces of a given loom structure is
illustrated in FIG. 4. Stitchery material 39 is placed between two
peg-like protrusions or in the space between two protrusions and
may be held in place either by holding against the loom structure
or in a notch (not illustrated) provided in the structure. The
stitchery material then is directed through opening 21 to the
working surface of body member 17 and looped about peg 20, forming
loop 41, and then returned through opening 21 to the working
surface of body member 19. Then the stitchery material is looped
around peg 18, forming loop 43 and returned through opening 21 in a
manner overlapping the starting end 39 of the stitchery material.
The stitchery material is again looped around peg 20, forming loop
45 and returned through opening 21 to peg 18 and is directed there
around to form loop 47. The portion of the stitchery material 49 is
then directed through opening 21 to the next peg adjacent to peg 20
on body member 17 and the process is repeated by looping the
stichery material around the adjacent peg and returning through
opening 21 to the next peg adjacent to peg 16. Again, double loops
are formed around the adjacent pegs and the method continued until
all of the pegs have been looped by double loops in this manner.
Although double loops have been illustrated in FIG. 4, it should be
noted that any number of loops may be employed as desired to
achieve a given stitchery effect. Although the stitchery method
described is illustrated on the loom structure of FIG. 1(b) and
FIG. 2, it should be noted that any loom structure may be utilized
and that the same looping and weaving method is applicable between
any two working surfaces thereof.
The stitchery method described in conjunction with FIG. 4 forms a
basic stitchery ornament which may be utilized by itself or in
conjunction with other stitchery forms hereinafter described to
create more complex and intricate stitchery ornaments. The
stitchery materials used may be yarn, string, ribbon, plastics,
straw, thread, and other similar materials having light, pliable
and/or flexible qualities.
A method for fastening and tying the adjacent sides of the double
loops formed as shown in FIG. 4 is illustrated in FIG. 5. Loops 51
and 53 are formed about peg 22 and loops 55 and 57 are formed about
adjacent peg 24 in the manner described in connection with FIG. 4.
In order to maintain the loops in the position described it is
necessary to attach them or join them together and thereby creating
certain desired stitchery formations and ornaments. Since portions
of adjacent loops are contiguous in the region near where they
enter the opening 21, as illustrated in FIG. 5, it is convenient to
join the loops at some point in this region. Stitchery material 59
is directed over the contiguous portions of loops 51, 53 and
adjacent loops 55, 57. As the stitchery material is passed over
this region, loop 65 is formed and the stitchery material then
passed back over this region in the reverse direction and then
returned under this contiguous portion of loops 51, 53 and 55, 57
and passed through loop 65, thereby forming a lock stitch to hold
the loops tightly together when the stitch is pulled tight. The
stitchery material is then continued on to the next contiguous
region of adjacent loops and the lock stitch is repeated. This
process is continued until all the loops have been joined in this
manner. When the stitchery ornament is removed from the projections
or pegs, loops 55 and 57 are held juxtaposition to loops 51 and 53
and are maintained in their loop-like form by the lock stitch.
The stitchery ornament formed by the method described in
conjunction with FIG. 5 is another basic creation which may be
utilized as an ornament or article by itself or in conjunction with
other stitchery ornaments or articles which may be woven in a
similar manner. Therefore, when used in conjunction with the double
loop method of FIG. 4 a three-dimensional stitchery article is
formed heretofore not possible without the loom structure of this
invention. Such an article is best described by the method by which
it is made.
Although the linking of double loops is discussed in connection
with FIG. 5, it should be noted that a multiplication of loops may
be employed and are contemplated within the scope of this
invention.
In FIG. 6, there are illustrated loops 69, 71 and 73 which are
successively adjacent to one another. Stitchery material 75 is then
passed through each loop in succession until all loops have been
linked thereby. When the loops are removed from the loom structure,
stitchery material 75 is then drawn tight, thereby joining all the
loops at a common juncture at their ends to form a bud-like
stitchery ornamental structure which is useful in many stitchery
flower articles. It should be noted that the method of joining the
loops discussed in connection with FIG. 6 may be utilized on one
working surface of a loom structure and the method of joining the
loops set forth in connection with FIG. 5 may be used on another
working surface so that various stitchery articles having different
shapes and forms may be created.
Turning now to FIG. 7, there is illustrated a stitchery method
used, in addition to that described in connection with FIG. 5,
whereby adjacent multiple loops are overlapped and joined at the
free ends thereof. The adjacent contiguous sides of the multiple or
double loops are joined by the lock stitch formed by stitchery
material 59 passing over the contiguous portions of the loops to
form a loop 65 and then reversing direction for passing underneath
the contiguous portion of the loops in this manner, stitchery
material 77 is passed through such a lock stitch and is then passed
between the overlapping double loops 51, 53 and 55, 57 at their
remote end portions. The stitchery material then is returned around
overlapping loops 51, 53, and 55, 57 to form loop 79. The portion
of the stitchery material 83 is then passed under the loop 79 to
form a locking stitich, thereby holding firmly and joining the
overlapping loops 51, 53 and 55, 57 at their remote end portions.
The stitchery material is then directed through the next successive
side lock stitch which joins the sides of the next adjacent loops
with the contiguous sides of loops 55, 57 and the process is again
repeated to join the next set of overlapping loops.
The method described in connection with FIG. 7 produces a stitchery
ornament which has application to the formation of
three-dimensional stitchery flowers. The stitchery article formed
thereby resembles flower petals. Again, the stitchery method
described in connection with FIG. 7 may be utilized with the
stitchery methods described in connection with FIGS. 5 and 6 to
achieve various stitchery article forms as desired.
To further illustrate the use of the loom structure described in
this invention and the methods for utilizing the structures to
create stitchery ornaments, the method for making stitchery tulips,
lilies, daffodils, narcissus, and bud forms of these flowers will
be discussed in connection with FIG. 2. It should be noted that the
technique described can be adapted to many loom forms and
structures. Although the loom structure of FIG. 2 illustrates
different sized base members 19 and 17, it should be realized that
equal sized base members or identically matching peg positions may
be utilized.
Turning to FIG. 2, with the working face of body member 19 facing
up, start the stitchery material from underneath the loom, through
the center hole 21 and bring it to the outer edge of any space. For
the purposes of this discussion, Space No. 1 will be designated as
the beginning space. The stitchery material is then held under the
thumb or in an appropriate slot formed in the loom structure for
this purpose. Next, take the portion of the stitchery material
passing through the opening 21 and direct it into a space between
pegs on the working face of body member 17 directly underneath the
space 1 utilized on body member 19. For purpose of clarity, this
space on body member 17 will also be designated as space 1. The
material is then passed around the peg adjacent to space no. 1 and
through next adjacent space no. 2 and returned up through opening
21 to the upper working surface of body member 19. The stitchery
material is then directed through next adjacent space no. 12 and
around the peg between spaces no. 12 and no. 1 and back through
space no. 1, returning over the starting end of the stitchery
material. The process is repeated forming a second loop over the
first loop on the bottom surface and a second loop over the loop
formed on the top side. Therefore, a double loop has been formed on
the top and bottom working surfaces. Next, the stitchery material
is directed from the upper working surface down through opening 21
and into space no. 12 of the lower working surface and around the
peg between spaces no. 12 and no. 1 and through space no. 1 back up
into opening 21. The stitchery material is then placed in space no.
1 of the upper working surface and around the peg located between
spaces no. 1 and no. 2 and then into space no. 2 and back through
opening 21. When looking at the working surfaces, the stitchery
material is worked clockwise on the lower working surface and
counter-clockwise on the upper working surface. This up and down
looping and threading is continued until all the spaces and pegs
have been threaded with two loops.
Next, the adjacent contiguous portions of the loops are fastened
together with stitchery material. A curved needle is more adaptable
than a straight needle to this technique since it enables the
stitchery meterial to be more easily worked under the stitchery
loops formed on the loom structure. The adjacent contiguous
portions of adjacent loops are sewn together, using a lock stitch.
The point of stitching should be approximately halfway between the
outer edge of the working surface and the inner edge surrounding
opening 21. The stitching is continued around the working surface,
sewing the left side of one loop to the right side of the adjacent
loop to the left. The chain stitch is drawn tightly. The last
stitch is double stitched over the first lock stitch made. This
keeps an even shape to the flower.
At the outside edge of the lower working surface, the needle with
stitchery material is passed under one edge of a double loop and
over the other edge of the same loop and continued on to the edge
of the next adjacent loop and under the other edge of the next
adjacent loop as shown in FIG. 6 and so on until all of the loops
have been linked by the stitchery material. Although the method has
been discussed in respect to the lower working surface, it can be
applied to the upper working surface as well.
All the loops are removed from the pegs, first one side and then
the other, and the stitchery ornament is removed from the loom
structure. The stitchery material, linking the loops from the lower
working surface is drawn up and secured to form a base of the tulip
shape. This drawstring technique is a convenient method of
capturing all the loops to form the tulip base. The loops also may
be linked up after removal from the loom structure.
Next, a first set of loops is selected which were formed on the
upper working surface and a next set of loops to the left is placed
on top and overlying the first set of loops. The needle with
stitchery material is directed through the inside of the flower
shape and through a lock stitch that is located on the right side
of the underlying set of loops and directed between the sets of the
loops to form a french knot or chain stitch around the overlapping
outermost end regions of the two sets of overlapping loops as
illustrated in FIG. 7. Next, the sewing material, or the stitchery
material is directed through a lock stitch that is located on the
left side of the overlying set of loops, thereby forming a petal of
the flower shape. The next petal is formed by overlapping the next
set of loops to the left of the next adjacent set of loops with the
next adjacent set of loops. The stitchery material is directed from
the lock stitch and between the sets of loops to form another
french knot or lock stitch fastening together the overlapping end
regions of the loops. This procedure is continued until all the
desired petals have been formed. It should be noted that many
variations in the above stitchery method may be utilized and, in
addition, contrasting materials and colors may also be
incorporated. Any desired effect may be achieved by employing more
or less loops than the number described herein and using materials
and color combinations as desired.
Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present
invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is
therefore to be understood that numerous modifications or
alterations may be made therein without departing from the spirit
and scope of the invention as set out in the appended claims.
It now should be apparent that the present invention provides a
loom structure which may be employed in conjunction with stitchery
methods for creating and forming stitchery ornaments having
three-dimensional character and properties.
Although particular structures and methods have been discussed in
connection with a specific loom embodiment or with a specific
embodiment of a loom structure constructed in accordance with the
teachings of the present invention, and various stitchery methods
have been discussed in connection with such a loom structure,
others may be utilized. Furthermore, it will be understood that
although an exemplary embodiment of the present invention has been
disclosed and discussed, other applications and stitchery ornaments
are possible and that the embodiments disclosed may be subjected to
various changes, modifications and substitutions without
necessarily departing from the spirit of the invention.
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